The Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/1434
• Sections: 6

Section 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st September 2002.

Section 2

The Education (Teachers' Qualifications and Health Standards) (England) Regulations 1999 shall be amended as follows.

Section 3

In paragraph 5 of Part II of Schedule 2 and in paragraph 12 of Part III of that Schedule insert “before 1st September 2002” after “qualified teacher but who has”.

Section 4

In Schedule 2, after Part III, insert the following—

Employment-based Teacher Training Scheme

(19)

(1) The Secretary of State may establish a scheme whereby a person may undertake teacher training while being employed as a teacher in a school for the purposes of obtaining qualified teacher status.

(2) A scheme established by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1) shall be known as an “employment-based teacher training scheme” for the purposes of these Regulations.

(3) A person who is not a qualified teacher may be employed as a teacher at a school, except a pupil referral unit, if he is undertaking teacher training on an employment-based teacher training scheme.

(4) The Teacher Training Agency shall exercise the function of administering any employment-based teacher training scheme in accordance with any guidance given to them by the Secretary of State.

Section 5

In paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 insert “under Part II or III of Schedule 2” after “granted an authorisation”.

Section 6

In Schedule 3, after paragraph 7, insert the following paragraph—

(7A)

(1) The person has—

(a) successfully completed a period of training on an employment-based teacher training scheme; and

(b) been assessed by, or on behalf of, the Teacher Training Agency as meeting the specified standards.

(2) A recommendation has been submitted by or on behalf of the Teacher Training Agency to the Secretary of State that the person mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) should be awarded qualified teacher status.

(3) In this paragraph, the “specified standards” has the same meaning as paragraph 7(3)(b).